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Hello everybody, it has been over a year since my wife and I have taken care of our adopted cat pumpkin. I actually had few questions involving his behavior in the beginning, and everybody at the forum was of great help.
We have been feeding pumpkin twice a day since we adopted him- 9pm and 9am respectively. We gave him half of the daily portions required at that time.
Two things have been happening recently:
1. He starts to meow constantly about an hour before the set time, and won't stop. he usually doesn't meow at all- sometimes when he is about to jump up somewhere
2. When I give him food, he eats that entire portion up, rarely does he leave some. If he does, he hangs around for around 15 minutes and gobbles the rest of it up.
When I first heard him meow so much, I thought he was doing that because the portions I gave him were too little and made him hungry- after all, we are feeding him lesser than what the food packages recommend for a cat old like him. However, every time we go to the vet to give him a checkup, the vets constantly stress about him being overweight. Also, every once about two to three weeks, he throws up the entire food he gobbled up. He is hungry again then, but I am not sure if I should feed him.
Here are my specific questions.
- Why do you think he is meowing constantly, although I am giving him enough food- enough to the point where the vet is saying he is overweight?
- Should I scold/ignore him until the timer is up, or would it be better for him if I give the food to him when he starts meowing?
- What should be the procedure if he throws up? Should I give more food ? Right away? Later?
Any other suggestions will also be helpful.
Thanks.
sam
We have been feeding pumpkin twice a day since we adopted him- 9pm and 9am respectively. We gave him half of the daily portions required at that time.
Two things have been happening recently:
1. He starts to meow constantly about an hour before the set time, and won't stop. he usually doesn't meow at all- sometimes when he is about to jump up somewhere
2. When I give him food, he eats that entire portion up, rarely does he leave some. If he does, he hangs around for around 15 minutes and gobbles the rest of it up.
When I first heard him meow so much, I thought he was doing that because the portions I gave him were too little and made him hungry- after all, we are feeding him lesser than what the food packages recommend for a cat old like him. However, every time we go to the vet to give him a checkup, the vets constantly stress about him being overweight. Also, every once about two to three weeks, he throws up the entire food he gobbled up. He is hungry again then, but I am not sure if I should feed him.
Here are my specific questions.
- Why do you think he is meowing constantly, although I am giving him enough food- enough to the point where the vet is saying he is overweight?
- Should I scold/ignore him until the timer is up, or would it be better for him if I give the food to him when he starts meowing?
- What should be the procedure if he throws up? Should I give more food ? Right away? Later?
Any other suggestions will also be helpful.
Thanks.
sam